⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 2:28 · WSH 54-42 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:37 · WSH 90-75 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcin Gortat technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:45 · WSH 62-55 POR
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:32 · WSH 105-98 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:58 · WSH 62-59 POR
- Winner
CJ McCollum hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 0:21 · WSH 105-106 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:45 · WSH 103-98 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · WSH 105-98 POR
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · WSH 105-98 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 4 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 16 |
| 17 | Blocks | 16 |
